diff --git a/scripts/nix-profile-daemon.fish.in b/scripts/nix-profile-daemon.fish.in
index 5a8a5a565..e6306e060 100644
--- a/scripts/nix-profile-daemon.fish.in
+++ b/scripts/nix-profile-daemon.fish.in
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ else
 end
 
 # Set $NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE so that Nixpkgs applications like curl work.
-if test -n "$NIX_SSH_CERT_FILE"
+if test -n "$NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE"
   : # Allow users to override the NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE
 else if test -e /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt # NixOS, Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, Arch
   set --export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
diff --git a/scripts/nix-profile.fish.in b/scripts/nix-profile.fish.in
index 619df52b8..3a8c234ad 100644
--- a/scripts/nix-profile.fish.in
+++ b/scripts/nix-profile.fish.in
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if test -n "$HOME" && test -n "$USER"
     end
 
     # Set $NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE so that Nixpkgs applications like curl work.
-    if test -n "$NIX_SSH_CERT_FILE"
+    if test -n "$NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE"
         : # Allow users to override the NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE
     else if test -e /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt # NixOS, Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, Arch
         set --export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt